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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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